St Catherine's RC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Manchester
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Manchester City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Catherine's RC Primary School is a primary school in Manchester for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 7 November 2023. Manchester has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Catherine's RC Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), while 6% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Of 7 schools: this one and the 6 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester that have results, 55% was the lowest 2024/25 reading, writing and maths figure.
- Reception 2026 had 52 first-choice applications for 52 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- 11.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Manchester is 29.5%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Manchester schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- School Lane, Didsbury, St Catherines Rc Primary Scho, Manchester, M20 6HS
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- State-funded
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Manchester
- Pupils on roll
- 426 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 7 November 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy attending St Catherine’s.”
- “They explained that adults put them first.”
- “Pupils described a genuine sense of care between adults and themselves.”
To improve
- “However, in one or two subjects, where the curriculum content has recently been revised, some staff are not sure of exactly what to teach and when.”
- “On occasion, this prevents a few pupils from developing the depth of subject knowledge that they could.”
- “However, in those subjects that have recently been revised, some teachers do not revisit essential knowledge, skills and vocabulary often enough.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 18 December 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 55% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 52 first-preference applications, 52 offers in total, 52 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Manchester.
- Beaver Road Primary School 0.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Didsbury CofE Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- St Cuthbert's RC Primary School and Nursery, A Voluntary Academy 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Broad Oak Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- West Didsbury CE Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Ladybarn Primary School 1.0 mi Good Last distance published
- St Paul's CofE Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Cavendish Primary School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published